Category: Match Reports

NORTH SHIELDS 1 WHITLEY BAY 2 Wednesday 3rd January Whitley made the best possible start to the new year as they emerged victorious in their local derby at North Shields. They now sit proudly at the top of the Northern League form table, a particularly impressive achievement with five wins and a draw in their…

RYHOPE CW 2 WHITLEY BAY 3 Saturday 23rd December A last minute goal from substitute Kyle Patton gave Whitley all three points after a hard fought game at Ryhope Recreation Park. Returning to action following a series of postponements due to the wintry weather, both sides took a while to settle and 15 minutes had…

FA VASE 3rd ROUND WEST AUCKLAND TOWN 4 WHITLEY BAY 3 Saturday 2nd December This dramatic, action packed cup tie had just about everything including a hat-trick from Alex Kempster but sadly for Whitley it included heartbreak as West Auckland battled back from two goals down to claim a stoppage time winner. After a quiet…

TEAM NORTHUMBRIA 0 WHITLEY BAY 3 Saturday 25th November Whitley continued their recent impressive form with victory at Team Northumbria, all three goals coming in the space of five minutes early in the second half. On a bitterly cold afternoon the students looked much the better side in the first half but they failed to…

BROOKS MILESON MEMORIAL NORTHERN LEAGUE CUP 2nd ROUND WHITLEY BAY 2 SUNDERLAND RCA 1 Tuesday 21st November Whitley are deservedly through to the 3rd Round of the League Cup but they were made to battle all the way by a well organised Sunderland RCA side. Among four changes to the Whitley team that impressively defeated…

MARSKE UNITED 0 WHITLEY BAY 2 Saturday 18th November Whitley produced one of their best and most disciplined performances of the season with a well deserved victory at second top Marske United. Having won their last six home league games and with the best defensive record in the division, Marske were formidable opponents and Whitley’s…

After Whitley’s dramatic extra time FA Vase victory at Thornaby, Manager Marc Nash said that the players’ fitness was a key factor in seeing them through to the next round of the competition. “There doesn’t seem to be anything straight forward with us at the moment and Saturday was another rollercoaster of emotions. We played…

FA VASE 2nd ROUND THORNABY 2 WHITLEY BAY 4 (after extra time) Saturday 11th November It has often been said that for all their FA Vase success over the years, Whitley rarely do things the easy way in this competition. So it was at Thornaby where Marc Nash’s side came within two minutes of being…

NORTHUMBERLAND SENIOR CUP FIRST ROUND NORTH SHIELDS 3 WHITLEY BAY 2 (after extra time) Tuesday 7th November This action packed cup tie against local rivals North Shields had just about everything; fast flowing football from both sides, chances galore at both ends, highly controversial decisions by the referee and a dramatic equaliser in the dying…

WHITLEY BAY 1 BISHOP AUCKLAND 1 Saturday 4th November A last minute equaliser from substitute Liam Brooks rescued a point for Whitley against an improving Bishop Auckland side. Alex Kempster, who had not fully recovered from a hamstring injury sustained in the midweek victory at Jarrow Roofing, missed his first game of the season while…